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[joglo]

and now back to the topic, a few more pictures of french technology from same Gitane catalog from 1992 as the Sachs-Huret Ad above:








That should be all French manufacturers, right?

 

[joglo]

last but not least Gitane bikes, the Tenere came according to the text with M900 (just the shown bikes do not match description at all )

 

[kingoffootball]

last but not least Gitane bikes, the Tenere came according to the text with M900 (just the shown bikes do not match description at all )

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I haven't seen those before. The Niagara II looks interesting. They certainly lost a lot of (claimed weight) from 1990 to 1992 - 2.1 kg for each of those two models.

Has anyone seen a Niagara / Evolution II? An initial search online doesn't offer much.

 

[joglo]

I haven't seen those before. The Niagara II looks interesting. They certainly lost a lot of (claimed weight) from 1990 to 1992 - 2.1 kg for each of those two models.

Has anyone seen a Niagara / Evolution II? An initial search online doesn't offer much.

also never came across an Niagara / Evolution, but this seems anyhow a bit special.
Do you think it came in 1992 with U-Brake (like shown on the picture) in combination with M900 group set?

Attached is the full catalog, maybe interesting for some here. Just had to compress it a bit to upload here.
Unfortunately there is no proper spec sheet at the end of the catalog.

 

[kingoffootball]

Do you think it came in 1992 with U-Brake (like shown on the picture) in combination with M900 group set?

I was wondering that too. I guess so. Not many other bikes were in that situation, given the u-brake was almost gone by then .... GT Team Avalanche is the only one I can think of, but you would at least expect it to have an XT u-brake (although iirc the GT Bravado was full XT except an M453 u-brake).

 

[ibbz]

and now back to the topic, a few more pictures of french technology from same Gitane catalog from 1992 as the Sachs-Huret Ad above:

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That should be all French manufacturers, right?

Lovely stuff there
Thanks for these
This thread is turning into a rich encyclopedia of French VTT and equipment

 

[ibbz]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20396167...a99DENgT8C&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[kingoffootball]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20396167...a99DENgT8C&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I think the seller has had a mental blank, since they are Sugino rather than Stronglight.

 

[ibbz]

I think the seller has had a mental blank, since they are Sugino rather than Stronglight.

I know I noticed after hahaha

 

[Hotwheels.]

Just thinking how simple, beautiful and elegant Sunn bikes were…then remembered I have this beaut in the back of the shed.